Healthy.io Raises $60M to Help Patients Complete Urine Tests on Their Phone
[Investing]
2019/09/18 10:13
Healthy.io's at-home medical-grade testing kit for chronic kidney disease.Roughly six years ago, former Israel chief technology officer Yonatan Adiri cofounded Healthy.io, a digital health care startup leveraging AI to bring professional-grade medical imaging to the homes of those with chronic kidney disease. Its 10-parameter digital testing kit — Dip.io — enables patients to collect and anal...
Big Tech and the Hunt for the ‘Magic Number’
[Investing]
2019/09/18 10:13
Banish thoughts of Uber Technologies Inc., Airbnb Inc., or whatever other flashy startup comes to mind when you imagine Silicon Valley riches. In what’s been a bumpy year for tech companies, the superdull are the few sure things.These companies sell nuts-and-bolts software used by businesses or office workers and include Veeva Systems Inc., which makes programs that pharmaceutical reps use to...
New Recycling Method Liquifies Clothing by Evrnu
[Product]
2019/09/18 10:13
A new recycling technology, developed by Evrnu, is being used to produce a limited-edition Adidas by Stella McCartney sweatshirt.A new recycling technology, developed by Evrnu, is being used to produce a limited-edition Adidas by Stella McCartney sweatshirt. The Infinite Hoodie is the first commercially-produced garment to use the new method, called NuCycl.Although many methods exist for recycl...
(IPO) Why WeWork Doesn’t Work Yet
[Investing]
2019/09/18 10:13
The office-sharing company has postponed its IPO.WITH ITS stylish shared workspaces and chic occupants, lubricated by fruit-infused water and nitro coffee on tap, WeWork, a firm that rents out temporary offices, had seemed to be riding the wave of a new trend in managing desk-jockey life. But the nine-year-old private company has suffered a setback, announcing on September 16th that it would po...
A 'Machine Hallucination' at ARTECHOUSE in New York's Chelsea Market
[Design]
2019/09/18 10:13
Digital art presenter ARTECHOUSE announces its first exhibition in new york city: ‘machine hallucination.’ generated by los angeles-based, turkish artist refik anadol. the immersive digital art exhibition is situated in chelsea market’s historic boiler roomA 6,000-square-foot subterranean gallery space beneath the market’s main concourse, which serves as a destination for cutting-edge and e...
Quarterly (SiliconValley) Trend Report - Q3. 2019 Edition
[Trendbird]
2019/09/17 17:48
TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report (SiliconValley VC Funding Report) - Q3. 2019 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve. Trendbird Premium Membership 서비스에 관심있으신 기업/기관 담당자...
(PDF) BCG - Paying for Value in Health Care
[Business]
2019/09/17 17:48
As health systems around the world strive to improve health care value, one of the biggest obstacles they face is the way that individual clinicians and provider organizations are paid for the care they deliver.Value in health care is generated by delivering better health outcomes for the same, or a lower, cost. Yet, providers have typically been paid for the activities they perform—irrespecti...
(Patent) Google Obtains Patent Related to Automatic Response Suggestions Based on Images Received in Messaging Applications
[Tech]
2019/09/17 09:08
US patent 10,412,030 discloses a method for automatically suggesting responses for received images in a messaging application upon determining the semantic concept associated with the image content. Figures below illustrate examples of user interfaces displaying suggested responses to received images in the messaging application.Patent Application : http://bit.ly/2N7EhHB[uspto]
Venture Capital — No, We’re Not Normal
[Investing]
2019/09/17 09:07
In fact, we are highly skewed. Most of us know intuitively that venture investing is a hits driven business. A relatively small number of winners drive returns. However, you might be surprised by how skewed the distribution of outcomes actually has been.The above graph plots the percent of both financings and invested dollars by realized cash-on-cash multiple for U.S. venture-funded companies i...